| Berks County - 1876 |
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Atlas Title Page - 234kb |
| Berks County - 219kb |
Settled about 1700 |
Incorporated 1752 |
Second Class Townships |
| Albany - 213kb |
Settled 1743 |
Incorporated 1752 |
| Alsace - 223kb |
Settled 1735 |
Incorporated Mar. 4, 1745 or 1744 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Amity - 145kb |
Settled about 1693 |
Incorporated Mar. 3, 1744 while part of Philadelphia County.
In 1719, a petition was made to the Court to erect Amity Twp. and
the Court granted the petition. However no record was made of the
proceedings and the petition was renewed 25 years later in 1744. |
| Bern - 167kb |
Settled about 1734 |
Incorporated 1738 while part of Lancaster Co. |
| Bethel - 229kb |
Settled 1735 |
Incorporated May 1739 while part of Lancaster Co. |
| Brecknock - 120kb |
Settled 1729 |
Incorporated 1741 while part of York Co. |
| Caenarvon - 148kb |
Settled 1700 |
Incorporated 1729 while part of Chester Co. |
| Centre - 223kb |
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Incorporated Jan. 2, 1843 from Bern, Upper Bern & Penn Twps. |
| Colebrookdale - 122kb |
Settled 1720 |
Incorporated Sept. 7, 1741 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Cumru - 258kb |
Settled 1732 |
Incorporated 1737 from Lancaster Co. |
| District - 120kb |
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Incorporated 1759 from Oley & Colebrookdale Twps. |
| Douglass - 172kb |
Settled 1720 |
Incorporated June 7, 1736 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Earl - 139kb |
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Incorporated Nov 1781 from Oley Twp. |
| Exeter - 199kb |
Settled 1718 |
Incorporated Dec. 7, 1741 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Greenwhich - 196kb |
Settled 1749 |
Incorporated 1755 from Albany Twp. |
| Heidelberg - 124kb |
Settled 1723 |
Incorporated 1734 while part of Lancaster Co. |
| Hereford - 150kb |
Settled 1732 |
Incorporated Feb. 1, 1753 from Colebrookdale Twp. |
| Jefferson - 215kb |
Settled about 1723 |
Incorporated Jan. 28, 1852 or 1851 from Upper Tulpehocken Twp. |
| Longswamp - 200kb |
Settled 1734 |
Incorporated May 1761 from Rockland Twp. |
| Lower Alsace |
Settled 1714 |
Incorporated 1888 from Alsace Twp. |
| Lower Heidelberg - 197kb |
Settled 1730 |
Incorporated Sept. 15, 1842 from Heidelberg Twp. |
| Maidencreek - 205kb |
Settled 1732 |
Incorporated Dec. 1746 or 1748 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Marion - 133kb |
Settled 1723 |
Incorporated Apr. 6, 1844 or 1843 from Tulpehocken & Heidelberg Twps. |
| Maxatawny - 228kb |
Settled 1732 |
Incorporated Sept. 6, 1742 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Muhlenberg - 90kb |
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Incorporated Feb 10, 1851 from Alsace Twp. |
| North Heidelberg - 90kb |
Settled about 1736 |
Incorporated Jan. 9, 1845 from Heidelberg Twp. |
| Oley - 162kb |
Settled 1700 |
Incorporated Sept. 1, 1740 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Oley - 251kb |
1710-1740
Original Plat owners |
Composite map by Phoebe Hopkins from
an actual survey by Arthur Haas. Area is roughly present day Oley Twp. |
| Ontelaunee |
Settled about 1721 |
Incorporated 1849 from Maidencreek Twp. |
| Penn - 181kb |
Settled 1735 |
Incorporated Nov. 5, 1841 from Bern & Upper Bern Twps. |
| Perry - 228kb |
Settled 1735 |
Incorporated 1852 from Windsor Twp. made a separate election district in 1821. |
| Pike - 168kb |
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Incorporated Aug. 1813 or 1812 from Earl, Oley and Rockland Twps. |
| Richmond - 189kb |
Settled 1720 |
Incorporated 1752 or 1755. |
| Robeson - 204kb |
Settled 1720 |
Incorporated Aug. 1729 while part of Lancaster Co. |
| Rockland - 200kb |
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Incorporated 1758 from Oley Twp. |
| Ruscombmanor - 91kb |
Settled 1749 |
Incorporated 1752 or 1759. |
| South Heidelberg - Included with Lower Heidelberg Twp |
Settled about 1730 |
Incorporated June 20, 1914 from Lower Heidelberg Twp. |
| Spring - 207kb Spring |
Settled about 1728 |
Incorporated Nov. 23, 1850 from Cumru Twp. |
| Tilden - Included with Upper Bern. |
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Incorporated 1887 from Upper Bern Twp. |
| Tulpehocken - 170kb |
Settled about 1707 |
Incorporated 1729 while part of Lancaster Co. |
| Union - 221kb |
Settled 1684 |
Incorporated 1752 or 1753 from Coventry Twp. |
| Upper Bern/Tilden - 279kb |
Settled about 1730 |
Incorporated 1789 from Bern Twp. Upper Bern Twp did not operate as a separate township until 1820. |
| Upper Tulpehocken - 211kb |
Settled about 1730 |
Incorporated Nov. 6, 1820 from Tulpehocken Twp. |
| Washington - 177kb |
Settled 1736 |
Incorporated 1839 from Hereford & Colebrookdale Twps. |
| Windsor - 208kb |
Settled 1740 |
Incorporated 1752. |
